Austin is a community that cares deeply about its schools. Our Partners in
Education organization is the envy of every school district in the country in
terms of the support it provides for our schools. Even on a national level,
foundations and educators think that Austin, Texas, may be the place where
the real action is for urban public education.

We are fortunate in the Austin School District to be joined in this journey by
a very supportive community. One indication of that support is the new investment by
the Greater Austin Chamber in our outstanding Partners in Education program. Austin
Partners in Education becomes a stand-alone, non-profit organization supported by the Chamber
and by AISD, as well as by our City, County and higher education partners. This
reorganization will allow us to double the Partners staff positions in order to provide
expanded tutoring, mentoring, and other support services for our schools.